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MINNESOTA · WILKIN COUNTY

Akron

125 people, 1,070 ft above sea level in Wilkin County.

1,070 ftElevation, city center
125People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 68°
Sunny now Dew point 68° · S 6 mph · high 69°
City of Akron River Interstate 2 miles
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The Akron plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Akron

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickel (KFFM) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
68° Sunny Feels like 68° · high of 69° near 3 PM
WindS 6 mphno gusts
Humidity100%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.66 in →steady
Visibility8 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 68° · Muggy39° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 281 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Wilkin County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:21 AM7:10 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
31
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 25, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 68° ↑ The front passes Drier: 41° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 55°
20% rain — SSW 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
73° 48°
0% rain — WSW 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
61° 42°
0% rain — NNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 48°
10% rain — S 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
61° 44°
30% rain up to 0.05″ NW 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
59° 42°
0% rain — NNW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 50°
0% rain — SSE 13 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Akron about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,260 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Texas; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · WILKIN

Akron

125 people, 1,070 ft above sea level in Wilkin County.

1,070 ftElevation
125People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 68°
SunnyDew point 68°
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Today in Akron

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 69° 0%
6p partly cloudy day 68° 12%
9p partly cloudy night 64° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 62° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
6a partly cloudy night 57° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 30%
→
Tue20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55
69
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
73
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
42
61
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
60
B
Sat30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
44
61
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
42
59
C
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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